Islamophobia: A New Form of Colonialism By Ismail Salami In an organized act of brutality, a number of US soldiers went on a house-to-house shooting spree in Zangabad village, Kandahar in March and massacred 16 people including nine children while they were sleeping and all Washington had to say were a [...]
Europe has been recently undergoing a wave of Islamophobic hysteria the past few years [AFP] London, United Kingdom - A new wave of anti-Muslim intolerance and antagonism is sweeping Europe. The far right political gains seen in some parts of the continent are alarming. Anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim and extreme right parties seem to be cashing in [...]
Tomgram: John Feffer, Islamophobia, Obama, and the Art of Acting Muslim Posted by John Feffer at 9:24am, March 29, 2012. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: I’ll be handing you back off to Tom shortly. If you’d like to welcome him back with a donation -- which is how we keep this site afloat -- please consider [...]
In Afghanistan, the Quran is a more potent symbol of national unity than the flag or constitution [GALLO/GETTY] Santa Barbara, CA - On February 20, 2012 several US soldiers – five of whom have so far been identified – took some Islamic writings, including several copies of the Quran, to a landfill on Bagram Air Base [...]
Former Daily Star journalist Richard Peppiatt arriving at the Leveson inquiry. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA Leveson inquiry: ex-Daily Star reporter says he was threatened for speaking out Richard Peppiatt tells Leveson inquiry he is taking legal action against an unnamed ‘person linked to the tabloid world’ reddit this Josh Halliday and Lisa O’Carroll guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 November 2011 [...]
FBI Reports Dramatic Spike in Anti-Muslim Hate Violence Anti-Muslim hate crimes soared by an astounding 50% last year, skyrocketing over 2009 levels in a year marked by the vicious rhetoric of Islam-bashing politicians and activists, especially over the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” in New York City. Although the national statistics compiled by [...]
Extremist Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik (left), who went on a killing spree in Norway in July. A new Facebook-based study has revealed a rise in far right political views throughout Europe. Photograph: Scanpix Norway/Reuters Study by Demos thinktank reveals thousands of self-declared followers of hardline nationalist parties and groups Europe’s ‘nationalist populists’ and far right [...]
Danes vote for their first female prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has become the first Danish female prime minister. Photograph: Scanpix /Reuters Far right’s 10-year grip on government has ended as Danes vote in a centre-left coalition led by Helle Thorning-Schmidt reddit this Ian Traynor, Europe editor and Lars Eriksen in Copenhagen guardian.co.uk, Thursday 15 September 2011 23.41 [...]
Heinz-Christian Strache, the head of the Freedom Party of Austria, ran a highly xenophobic campaign in 2008, describing women in Islamic dress as “female ninjas” [EPA] In the wake of the atrocities in Norway perpetrated by Anders Behring Breivik, it is still unclear whether he was part of a wider conspiracy, but alarm bells [...]
Some US politicans have tried to stoke fear against Muslim communities [GALLO/GETTY] It has been just about a decade since Islamophobia exploded in this country. That was of moment that the World Trade Center and Pentagon were hit by al Qaeda terrorists. It existed prior to 9/11, but the losses that day and the general terror it [...]
CONFERENCE ON BOUNDARIES OF OPEN DISCUSSION-UPDATE THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011 AT 8:26PM GILAD ATZMON Intoduction by Gilad Atzmon: The following is a message from Dr Gabi Weber re: “PALESTINE, ISRAEL, GERMANY – THE BOUNDARIES OF OPEN DISCUSSION” Conference. It is almost amusing to find out that, so far, the only people who attempted to stop the conference [...]
David Cameron leaves the Norwegian embassy after signing the book of condolences for the victims of Norway attacks. Photograph: John Stillwell/AFP/Getty Images Europe‘s leaders, including David Cameron, have been warned to adopt a more “cautious” approach when discussing multiculturalism. The Norwegian chairman of the Nobel peace prize committee has told them they risk inflaming far-right and anti-Muslim [...]
You can view the video at http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/29/norways_johan_galtung_peace_conflict_pioneer George Ikners ikners.com JUAN GONZALEZ: Police in Norway yesterday released the identities of another 24 people killed by Anders Behring Breivik last Friday as they ended their search for bodies around the island where he shot 68 of his 76 victims. Breivik has admitted to shooting people on Utoya [...]
The first funerals for victims of the Oslo shooting were held on Friday. Norway prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, spoke at the service. Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters The Norwegian prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has told a remembrance service for the 76 people killed by Anders Behring Breivikthat his country had been “struck by evil”, but urged his countrymen [...]
GILAD ATZMON: DE-ZIONIFICATION NOW FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011 AT 4:12PM GILAD ATZMON “It (immigration) was a politically motivated attempt by ministers to transform the fundamental make-up and identity of this country (Britain). It was done to destroy the right of the British people to live in a society defined by a common history, religion, law, language [...]
Political scientist Samuel Huntington‘s thought revolved around the idea that a “clash of civilisations” between East and West would define the post-Cold War era [EPA] The paranoid style in politics often imagines unlikely alliances that coalesce into an overwhelming threat that must be countered by all necessary means. In Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington conjured an [...]
As the song says: You may leave here for 4 days in space But when you return, it’s the same old place The poundin’ of the drums, the pride and disgrace You can bury your dead, but don’t leave a trace Hate your next-door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace And… [...]
Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh (along with Ted Kaczynski, Lucas John Helder, Jim Adkisson, Andrew Joseph Stack, Jared Lee Loughner, and others) is yet another example of a non-Muslim terrorist [GALLO/GETTY] Dozens of innocents were murdered by a terrorist act in Norway. But not all the casualties were human. Other casualties included some dangerous but commonly-held assumptions [...]
PALESTINE, ISRAEL, GERMANY- THE BOUNDARIES OF OPEN DISCUSSION MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011 AT 1:46PM GILAD ATZMON This is a very important conference!!! http://paltagefreiburg2011.blogspot.com/ September 10-11, 2011 Freiburg, Germany Freedom of speech and expression are recognised by many as primary human rights. However, when it comes to discussion on topics concerning Palestine, Israel and Germany we often face rigid [...]
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By Mantiq al-Tayr * | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz 1. As is usually the case all of the experts on terrorism and all the Islam-hating bigots were wrong. Sometimes I am not even sure which group is the more loathsome and of course there is considerable overlap between the two. And even though Will McCants actually seems okay, he [...]
Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh chose to attack a federal government building for reasons that will make sense only to many violent nationalists, such as Anders Behring Breivik [GALLO/GETTY] With the death toll nearing 100, Anders Behring Breivik has been arrested and charged with Norway’s worst act of terrorism. His lawyer has indicated that Breivik had planned the attack for [...]
Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in U.S. Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press The suspect behind the attacks in Norway said he believed multiculturalism to be a threat. Here, mourners at Oslo Cathedral.More Photos » By SCOTT SHANE Published: July 24, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT SINGLE PAGE REPRINTS SHARE The man accused of the [...]
I sent the following email to George Monbiot and the Guardian. I will keep you posted if there is any response. George Ikners ikners.com Related articles Monbiot on Sydney (ikners.com) Monbiot on putting a price on nature and the environment (ikners.com) A Piece from ‘UK Government Watch’ (not me) about ‘The Hidden Economy’ (ukgovernmentwatch.wordpress.com) Monbiot [...]
